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About Sīrē
Sire (also transliterated "Sirie") is a town in south-western Oromia. Located in the Arsi Zone of the Oromia, Ethiopia. This town has a latitude and longitude of 08°17′N 39°27′E with an altitude of 1793 meters above sea level. It is administrative center of Sire woreda (Aanaa Siree in Oromo language).
From the Wikipedia article Sire, Arsi (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
History
Sire in Oromo Language means bed. It seems acquired its name after its geographic location at the top of a hill. Sire was one of the twelve Woredas or districts within the now defunct Chilalo County (Cilaaloo Awrajja) during the times of Emperor Haylasillasie and Provisional Military Administration Governments of Ethiopia. Sire town was also named as Felege Birhan, in Amharic, during the time of Haylasillasie regime and this name was served as official name of the town until 1991 when EPRDF controlled the town. The name Felege Birhan was intended to replace the traditional Oromo name of the place with Amharic name or words.
From the History section of Sire, Arsi on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Addis Ababa Bole International Airport (ADD) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 105 km away.
- Huruta 24 km southwest, about 24 min by car
- Wenjī 27 km northwest, about 27 min by car
- Wonji 33 km northwest, about 33 min by car
- Īteya 34 km southwest, about 34 min by car
- Nazrēt 35 km northwest, about 35 min by car
- Welench’ītī 39 km north, about 39 min by car
- Mojo 50 km northwest, about 50 min by car
- Āsela 56 km southwest, about 56 min by car
- ‘Alem T’ēna 59 km west, about 59 min by car
- Bishoftu 74 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
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